In Their Wordstag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-1237888302663329392018-12-14T14:05:43-05:00Where Norwich students share their experiences...TypePadPlans for Winter Breaktag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83452733369e2022ad3c6fe28200b2018-12-14T14:05:43-05:002018-12-14T14:05:43-05:00Winter break is a good time to catch up with family and friends, work some hours at your job near home, and catch up on some desperately needed sleep. My plans for this winter break are to work at the hotel that I worked at all summer, go skiing, see the Ice Castles in NH, go ice skating, and go to Long Island for a week. All of these fun events are what is driving me through this harsh finals week. Some people, myself included, feel super pressured to go to all the family events, go see your first, second and third cousins, visit all your aunts and uncles because EVERYONE wants to spend some time together. Winter break sounds like its a long time, but it goes by sooo fast so make sure that you are doing what you want to do. I am not trying to discredit family...Brieann Wallace

Winter break is a good time to catch up with family and friends, work some hours at your job near home, and catch up on some desperately needed sleep.

My plans for this winter break are to work at the hotel that I worked at all summer, go skiing, see the Ice Castles in NH, go ice skating, and go to Long Island for a week. All of these fun events are what is driving me through this harsh finals week.

Some people, myself included, feel super pressured to go to all the family events, go see your first, second and third cousins, visit all your aunts and uncles because EVERYONE wants to spend some time together. Winter break sounds like its a long time, but it goes by sooo fast so make sure that you are doing what you want to do. I am not trying to discredit family time, but if you want to go skiing instead of driving 3 hours to your aunts house, maybe plan a time to FaceTime or just call on the phone instead.

This is YOUR break, you earned it. Make sure you are giving your family some time, but also make sure you are doing what makes you happy because there are only a couple more years until you are in the "real" world and won't have winter breaks to enjoy.

Happy holidays, y'all! Stay safe.

tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83452733369e2022ad3811bc3200c2018-12-13T19:54:07-05:002018-12-13T19:54:07-05:00Wow its crazy how fast everything happened one day we were rooks to the next day cadets. Couldn't have picked a better school to start an education at, just wish thee was a girls wrestling team. Or the girls could wrestle on the boys team.Audriauna

Wow its crazy how fast everything happened one day we were rooks to the next day cadets. Couldn't have picked a better school to start an education at, just wish thee was a girls wrestling team. Or the girls could wrestle on the boys team.

Finals Seasontag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83452733369e2022ad3a6805d200d2018-12-11T00:00:03-05:002018-12-11T00:00:03-05:00Finals are upon us and it is very noticeable. Everyone is super stressed, super busy and running on minimal sleep. Despite all of that, it is really nice to see how much everyone cares about their academics whether it be just because they are about to fail and need to get that D- or because they have a B+ and would like to make it an A. This is one of the reasons I chose Norwich. Academics are something that's very important to me, so seeing everyone else putting in a bunch of effort makes me happy to be where I am. Plus, studying in a group is a lot more fun and sometimes easier to learn the material than by studying by yourself. When you surround yourself by like-minded people, you'll see yourself begin to flourish. It's important to keep people who have the same motivation around you so...Brieann Wallace

Finals are upon us and it is very noticeable. Everyone is super stressed, super busy and running on minimal sleep. Despite all of that, it is really nice to see how much everyone cares about their academics whether it be just because they are about to fail and need to get that D- or because they have a B+ and would like to make it an A.

This is one of the reasons I chose Norwich. Academics are something that's very important to me, so seeing everyone else putting in a bunch of effort makes me happy to be where I am. Plus, studying in a group is a lot more fun and sometimes easier to learn the material than by studying by yourself.

When you surround yourself by like-minded people, you'll see yourself begin to flourish. It's important to keep people who have the same motivation around you so that you are working the best that you can, rather than being pulled down by someone who does not have the same desire to do as well as you.